This is a fun question, but I can't think of any! What are yours, Mare? Maybe I'll get inspired if I see someone else answer it first LOL.
I was thinking of starting a brand new thread just for this question so we could add on to it as we wanted to. Kind of like the pet peeve thread lol
but here are some of mine:
~ I put a lot more importance on reviews then I say but not mine, other peoples! Before I decide to read something I'm on the fence about I almost always check out the reviews to see what they say. If all I see is 'good job!' or 'update!' by names I am otherwise not familiar with, I tend to skip the story. If the author hasn't responded to reviews, I'll skip the story no matter how highly recommended it comes. If I see a lot of familiar names reviewing a story with longer more detailed reviews, it tells me that maybe I might like it too since those people have the same taste I do and had formed opinions about what they were reading enough to leave a detailed review.
~ When a chapter is really long, I tend to lose interest sometimes, so I usually skim and look for dialogue to help me get through. Reading that, lets me know the important things that have happened. lol
~ No matter who you use on your banners, I picture your characters the way I see them and it's never as the actor or actresses you pick lol
~ If I don't like how a story is moving along, I create my own version in my head.
~ If I can't visualize the story I'm reading by the third chapter, I stop reading. I have to see it play in my head as a movie for me to stay interested.
~ I lost respect for Backstreet when they teamed up with New Kids to the point where I was ready to hand back my 'fan' card. Thank God for Kevin's return. He changed all that but I'm afraid of it happening again!
I'm sure I have tons more but that's the general idea!